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Lick, scratch, thump, thump – your kitty is keeping you up at night because he is itchy and cannot relax. You question why you let him sleep in your bed in the first place. You try to discourage him, but you can only redirect him for a short time before he starts up again. Lick, scratch, thump, thump. This is a frustrating and familiar exp

A new app for Apple devices lets residents talk to a veterinarian about medical issues without traveling to a clinic, via video or screen chat, saving them from a non-emergency office visit. Vet24seven, one of a growing number of animal health applications for mobile devices, has started faster than chief executive officer and c

This is the best time of the year to get out and enjoy free activities, so don’t sit home watching reruns.
TODAY
Dana Point. Enjoy a concert with two bands from 2:30 to 6 p.m. at Sea Terrace Park. Keston & the Rhythm Killers are on at 2:30, followed by Kenny Cetera’s Chicago Experience at 4:3

TUSTIN – An athlete from India entered a small trailer, parked Wednesday inside a quad on the USC campus.
An athlete from El Salvador followed, then one from Egypt and from Pakistan – 35 athletes in all before the day was done.
When they walked back down those trailer steps a short time later, these teens, men and wom

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Feeling thirsty? Head on over to Juice It Up! between 9 and 11 a.m. Tuesday. In honor of the chain’s 20th anniversary, all 80-plus Juice It Up! locations nationwide will offer guests a free small smoothie. This deal is good for the Strawberry Wave or California Cooler varieties only. Find a location here:

When Peter Townend, best known as PT, sees how professional surfing has evolved in the four decades since he was the sport’s first world champion, he is both stoked and amazed.
Today, professional surf stars are millionaire celebrities. They fly first class; stay in beachfront manses. They’re pampered by an entourage of train

California Congressmen Dana Rohrabacher, R-Costa Mesa; and Sam Farr, D-Carmel; continue to agitate against what they call an illegal crackdown on medical marijuana patients and providers by the U.S. Department of Justice.
The Huffington Post

Brace yourself, it’s about to get crazy.
Big crowds will be descending upon Surf City for the final two days of the U.S. Open of Surfing, the world’s largest action-sports festival. Hundreds of thousands of people will be coming to Huntington Beach this weekend, whether to check out the pro surfers still in the hunt for a U.S

HUNTINGTON BEACH – Huntington Surf and Sport owner Aaron Pai gave the surfers a warning: You’re about to get a bit of concrete on you.
Three Surfers’ Hall of Fame inductees – former world champion C.J. Hobgood, innovator Gordon “Grubby” Clark and long-time Huntington local John Davis – place

St. Joseph Health System, which owns three prominent hospitals in Orange County, is in talks to consolidate with Washington-based Providence Health and Service, another, larger nonprofit Catholic healthcare network.
“Discussions are in the early stages and specific details about a partnership have not been finalized,” the hos

The Vans U.S. Open of Surfing is a great place to people watch. And with most people strolling around in boardshorts and bikinis, there’s no shortage of tattoos to admire.
We scoured the sand in Huntington Beach for the crazy tats on display among surfers and spectators. Their body art tells their stories.

Aliso Viejo-based Johnny Rockets continues to focus on international growth, opening its first restaurant in Tunisia this month.
The 3,500 square feet location seats around 90 guests.
"We are excited to welcome Tunisian guests to the first American casual restaurant franchise in the country," Walid Gahbiche, a franchise partner,

Years ago, home design professionals borrowed the spa concept from swank hotels and resorts to give the bathroom a soothing ambience, even if its occupants couldn’t steal away. Now, another metamorphosis is underway.
New York architect and designer Anjie Cho has found that some clients who travel frequently no longer want to be rem